Latest News Register now for the 2010 GRI conference – only 2 weeks left for online registration! Online registrations for GRI’s 3rd Amsterdam Global Conference on Sustainability and Transparency, 26-28 May 2010, will close on 19 May 2010 at midnight CET. More… Click here to read the newsletter.
Round Up: EU; Citi; Trillium; Hermes; SEC; Rabo; PRI; Kempen; Towers Watson
May 6th, 2010 News Round Up:RI round up: May 6 RI’s regular round-up of the most important responsible investment news EU Green Paper on pay – Citigroup joins Global Compact – South Korean sustainability – Australia’s Visionsuper & Equipsuper – Trillium assets target – Hermes backs WHEB – SolarField launch …
Private equity firms ready to adopt ESG principles: Ethos survey
May 7th, 2010 News Headlines: › Private equity firms ready to adopt ESG principles: Ethos survey › RiskMetrics says ISS sales surge on ESG demand › UBS funds arm bans mines and cluster munitions companies › Investor coalition calls for clean energy shift after BP Deepwater disaster Click here to …
The OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises: Global Perspectives on an Opportunity for Greater U.S. Leadership
Co-Sponsored by the Center for American Progress and the Human Rights Institute, Georgetown University Law Center Date: May 11, 2010 Time: 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm Location: 1319 18th St. NW, 2nd floor (offices of Global Financial Integrity, Dupont Circle Metro) The OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises enshrine universal minimum …
Weaknesses in financial sector risk management persist, says the Economist Intelligence Unit
Many of the flaws in risk management at banks and insurers that precipitated the global financial crisis remain unaddressed even as new risks have emerged, according to new research from the Economist Intelligence Unit. The report, Rebuilding trust: Next steps for risk management in financial services, sponsored by SAS, examines …
SAI Newsletter: Consumers International Report Evidences Best Practices with the SA8000 Standard
Consumers International’s (CI) report, “Checked Out: Are European Supermarkets Living Up to Their Responsibilities for Labour Conditions in the Developing World?” assesses socially responsible procurement policies and initiatives of leading supermarkets to see if they are making an impact. Read more…
ASrIA Moves to Central, Hong Kong; Members Gear Up for More SRI Product Launches
May 3, 2010 EDITORIAL As a key convener and organiser of sustainable investment events and briefings, ASrIA’s March and April schedule of events included a ASrIA Briefing with SAM on smartly using energy as well as Singapore, Taipei and Hong Kong Carbon Disclosure Forums. Many of our members not only …
US pension funds sue Goldman over Abacus
May 4th, 2010 News Flash: › US pension funds sue Goldman over Abacus Click here to read the newsletter.
Credit Suisse pay deal knocked back by 34% of shareholders
News Headlines: › Credit Suisse pay deal knocked back by 34% of shareholders Click here for the newsletter.
GREEN MONEY JOURNAL
Now online: Spring 2010 ‘Socially Responsible Investing’ issue which answers the question – Where to Now? Articles include: An Interview with Portfolio 21 fund founders; What’s Next? Local Investing by Don Shaffer of RSF Social Finance; How Sustainable are your Investments Really by Michael Kramer of Natural Investments; Rediscovering Values …